Island Conservation

Analysis

Island Conservation is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Island Conservation reported income of $7.2m and spending of $11.2m, spending 157% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.7m to $7.2m (+7.2%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Island Conservation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Isaac W Bernheim Foundation Inc ($7.1m), Infact ($7.2m) and New Hampshire Recycles ($7.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $659k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $9.2m against liabilities of $878k, net assets of $8.3m. It reported 35 employees.